--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | pitching (4) description: pitching | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (4) --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ### [2022 Diamond Challenge Summit: Back in Person with Greater Impact](https://horn.udel.edu/2022-diamond-challenge-summit-back-in-person-with-greater-impact)   [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2022-diamond-challenge-summit-back-in-person-with-greater-impact) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 27, 2022 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [pre college](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching) ### [Thinking Outside the Box; Spring Pitch Party Results](https://horn.udel.edu/thinking-outside-the-box-spring-pitch-party-results) Horn Entrepreneurship held its 2022 Spring Pitch Party on Wednesday, March 23. Students got the chance to pitch ideas for business and social ventures, in hopes of winning various awards and prizes. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/thinking-outside-the-box-spring-pitch-party-results) by [John Wasdin](https://horn.udel.edu/author/john-wasdin) • March 24, 2022 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party) ### [VentureOn- Making Ideas A Reality, Spring '22 Announcement](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-making-ideas-a-reality-spring-22-announcement) *The participants of VentureOn gather every Wednesday night in Horn’s Venture Development Center.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-making-ideas-a-reality-spring-22-announcement) by [Brandon Leo](https://horn.udel.edu/author/brandon-leo) • March 21, 2022 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) ### [EntreX Venture Showcase 2022](https://horn.udel.edu/entrex-venture-showcase-2022) See the winners, their prizes and their next steps from EntreX 2022. On March 4, teams of high school entrepreneurs met up at Clayton Hall, University of Delaware to participate in a head to head pitch event. These dedicated students got to pitch their startup ideas in front of a group of accomplished judges in the field of entrepreneurship. The 2022 EntreX Delaware Venture Showcase drew 12 teams of budding entrepreneurs from seven high schools from all around the state of Delaware. These teens pitched their concepts ranging from hot tea delivery services to new and improved braces designed to improve ACL tear recovery.  The teams of highly motivated students competed for a seat in the semifinal round of the 2022 Diamond Challenge, a top ranked high school entrepreneurship competition powered by University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship. Along with that, the teams were vying for the $1000 first place prize or $500 for second place in one of two respective tracks being a business or social focus. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/entrex-venture-showcase-2022) by [John Wasdin](https://horn.udel.edu/author/john-wasdin) • March 17, 2022 Topics: [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching) ### [Deep diving into gender bias in entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/deep-diving-into-gender-bias-in-entrepreneurship) *How bias affects pitching competitions* [Dr. Daniel Lee](https://lerner.udel.edu/faculty-staff-directory/daniel-lee/) is one of the newest and most intriguing professors at [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/) at the University of Delaware. Professor Lee earned his B.A. in math and economics from Emory University, as well as his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Georgia State University. His economics start led him to entrepreneurship because he wanted to see how economic theory would translate into the real world, where people were actually starting up businesses and requesting funding. Dr. Lee saw a lack of public data and focused on finding results to help future entrepreneurs. Dr. Lee is currently studying the effects of free time on entrepreneurship. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/deep-diving-into-gender-bias-in-entrepreneurship) by [John Wasdin](https://horn.udel.edu/author/john-wasdin) • February 17, 2022 Topics: [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research), [educators](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) ### [VentureOn Provides Community for Early Startups](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-provides-community-for-early-startups) *The Venture Development Center provides a central location for student entrepreneurial activity.*   Horn Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce a successful fall lineup of VentureOn teams. Twenty teams from across campus ranging from undergraduate to graduate students compose the newest cohort. [VentureOn](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/ventureon/), offered each semester, is for students who already have a startup or social venture and are working on building revenue, meeting customers, and other needed resources. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/ventureon-provides-community-for-early-startups) by [Vanessa Spence](https://horn.udel.edu/author/vanessa-spence) • November 19, 2021 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) ### [Grow Your Ideas Through Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/grow-your-ideas-through-hen-hatch) Do you have a unique idea for a potential business and want to get feedback, exposure, and funding to further develop it? If so, Horn Entrepreneurship’s Hen Hatch competition could be a perfect opportunity for you! Through the Hen Hatch startup funding competition, UD students are able to share their business concepts with accomplished industry professionals, making connections, gathering feedback and gaining experience all the way through. On top of the value that the feedback and experience offer, the top teams selected by our panel of judges will receive a combined total of over $50,000 in funding and prizes. [Start your application today!](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/hen-hatch/) [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/grow-your-ideas-through-hen-hatch) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • October 11, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [2021 Fall Pitch Party Welcomes New Ideas & Developing Concepts](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts) Horn Entrepreneurship and E-Club will be hosting the [2021 Fall Pitch Party](https://www.tfaforms.com/4936198) virtually on **October 20 from 6-7:30 p.m.** The Pitch Party is an event hosted each semester in which undergraduate students pitch a startup idea in 90 seconds for a new business, innovation or invention in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-fall-pitch-party-welcomes-new-ideas-developing-concepts) by [Marisa Harczuk](https://horn.udel.edu/author/marisa-harczuk) • October 04, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startup advice](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party), [Hen Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) ### [Diamond Challenge 2021 Summit: A Week-Long Entrepreneurship Experience, Recapped](https://horn.udel.edu/diamond-challenge-summit-2021-a-week-long-entrepreneurship-experience-recapped) The [Diamond Challenge](https://diamondchallenge.org/), an entrepreneurship platform for high school students from around the world, recently wrapped up its week-long summit which took place virtually this year, from April 11 - 16, 2021. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/diamond-challenge-summit-2021-a-week-long-entrepreneurship-experience-recapped) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • May 07, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [educators](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) ### [2021 Spring Pitch Party: Supporting and Celebrating Ideas with the Horn Community](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-spring-pitch-party-supporting-and-celebrating-ideas-with-the-horn-community) Horn Entrepreneurship held its 2021 Spring Pitch Party virtually this past Wednesday, an event where students were able to pitch ideas for business ventures with the possibility of winning awards and prizes. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/2021-spring-pitch-party-supporting-and-celebrating-ideas-with-the-horn-community) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • April 06, 2021 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [competition](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [pitching](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching), [pitch party](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching/page/1) [2](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching/page/2) [3](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching/page/3) 4 [5](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching/page/5) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (244)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - [community (225)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) - [students (159)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) - [alumni (118)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) - 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